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Head of a Woman

LIPCHITZ, Jacques

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This carving simplifies the human head to a series of interlocking sculptural planes. Lipchitz began to carve Cubist heads from 1915. Abstraction from the human form was a common feature in non-western sculpture. Like many artists working in Paris at this time, Lipchitz both admired and collected what was seen as primitive sculpture.


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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 344

Creation/Production

LIPCHITZ, Jacques
Date: 1916

Acquisition

Purchase, 1979

Measurements

Height (cm): 55.6
Width (cm): 19.7
Depth (cm): 20.6
Height (in): 23
Width (in): 7
Depth (in): 8

Techniques

limestone carving

Material

limestone

Location

Gallery 16

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  • Art And Design Movements
  • Cubism
  • Female Figure
  • Fine Art
  • Lipchitz, Jacques
  • People
  • Post 1900
  • Sculpture

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